I got this idea while browsing the internet for Slender related things. It seems that there has been a huge backlash against the game, calling it “lazy” and “not scary.” My mind raced to try and come up with a reason as to why people had such vitriol for this game. I eventually arrived at the conclusion that these internet tough guy’s imaginations had died long, long ago. That thought saddens me as with out just a bit of imagination you become a...
At first glance, this game doesn’t look much different from those click-and-collect, energy bar ridden, incredibly shallow -Ville games which permeate Facebook and have spawned dozens of even more gameplay-bereft clones. Yes, this game looks like FarmVille on the surface, but this indie town-building sim with RPG elements is well on its way to becoming a deep and complex game about settling in a lethally wild territory and clearing dungeons. Still in alpha, Towns is an...
It has been a long time since 3 little letters have been able to enrage a group of people, but DLC just has a way of making people angry. There are a lot of reasons that some gamers are against DLC… “It’s already on the disc”, “I already bought the game”, “Developers are just greedy.” I’m sure its easy to get caught up in this way of thinking but honestly, do you want to go back to the times when you took your game home...
The recently announced 3DS XL hit the community with some controversy. The expected model revision was going to be something smaller that included a built in analog stick. We got quite the opposite with a bigger system that has no built in analog stick. It will have another franken-stick attachment though, because you wanted to carry that around. Not long after the announcement people were up in arms about the missing stick. The option to buy a second stick for the original...
We all pick on Austin, and I mean we all pick on Austin. He is usually a very good sport about it and I hope he realizes that if we did not pick on him then we would not care about him. To be fair though, he asks for it. If you think my jokes are bad, try talking to Austin about anything; it will almost always end in a poop joke that makes about as much sense as Kingdom Hearts.
This week has seen the release of some eagerly anticipated blockbuster games. I’m honestly not sure which game I want to get, Darksiders II or Sleeping Dogs. There are also lots of other games besides, and quite a few of them are strategy games. So let’s get into it. Hero Academy This cutesy tactical game has also been released on iOS and makes full use of its cross-platform status. This means that you can play this turn based game on Steam with iOS users and...
Through the years and epic stories, we have all experienced some amazing female characters. We’ve saved many damsels in distress, we’ve romanced dozens and killed just as many, I’m sure. What about the ones that never needing saving and in fact did the saving themselves? Many didn’t even have to be the lead in the game to be an astonishing heroine. As I’m sure there’s probably dozens of female characters whose heroics have surpassed their male counterparts, I’m...
Give this one a bit to load guys, it is a big picture. Publicity is such a strange thing. And with the cynicism present in the gaming community today it is easy to take EA’s actions as such. I did, at least. I mean, how much damage can Mothra really do? Also, you probably noticed that this was not done in the typical Pixel Art fashion. That is because F’in Saved is not limited, in my mind, to just pixels. I like mixing things up like this from time to time...
Recently a game was released that took the internet by storm: Slender. The game is extremely basic in design. You are stuck in a forest and you must collect eight pages before SlenderMan gets you. Sounds easy enough; until you are actually playing the game and he is there, behind you. Our own Raven playing Slender. This minimalist approach to horror struck a chord among horror fans including myself. So in an effort to dig deeper into what makes Slender tick I asked...
It’s been a week of more awesome releases. With a couple of original puzzlers, a new MMORPG IP, an old F2P Steam release, and a good amount of high-quality miscellany, this weekend is the perfect time to burn some credits. Cannon Fodder 3 This isometric “dual stick” (on PC I guess that would be WASD movement and mouse targeting) tactical shooter looks like a blast. Run around enemy encampments, collect weaponry, and blow holes in the heads of your foes...
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